A Year of Stories
$149
For one household giving the gift to one parent or grandparent.
One storyteller, up to 52 weekly questions, one bilingual hardcover with QR audio, US shipping included.
Choose thisComing early 2027 · reserving is free
Her stories, in her Spanish. Sus historias, en su español.
Questions written in Spanish, from Sunday sobremesa to a first job, and a hardcover with English on every facing page.
We’re hiring our Spanish editor now; the edition opens when they’re on board.
Reserve a holiday giftQuestions written in Spanish. Preguntas escritas en español.
Written in Spanish from the start, for storytellers from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Spain. A few from the first set:
La sobremesa
¿De qué se hablaba en la sobremesa en su casa?
What did people talk about at the sobremesa in your house?
El primer trabajo
¿Cuál fue su primer trabajo, y qué hizo con su primer sueldo?
What was your first job, and what did you do with your first paycheck?
La casa de la infancia
Describa la casa donde creció. ¿Qué se veía desde la ventana?
Describe the house where you grew up. What could you see from the window?
Las fiestas
¿Cómo se celebraba la Nochebuena en su casa?
How was Nochebuena, Christmas Eve, celebrated in your house?
Regional words stay regional. Las palabras de cada región se quedan.
Spanish changes from one kitchen to the next. If a word means one thing in Havana and another in Lima, we keep hers and explain it in the margin.
- sobremesaso-breh-MEH-sah
- The long talk after a meal, when nobody gets up from the table.
- guaguaGWAH-gwah
- A bus in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Canary Islands; a baby in Chile and the Andes.
- chambaCHAHM-bah
- Work, a job, in Mexico and Peru.
Scan to hear: open the Spanish sample story pageScan to hearrecording in progress
En casa de mi abuela siempre había café en la estufa. Los domingos llegaba toda la familia, y nadie se iba antes de la sobremesa*.
At my grandmother’s house there was always coffee on the stove. On Sundays the whole family came, and nobody left before the sobremesa*.
*sobremesa: the long talk after a meal. We keep this word.
Concept layout. Sample story written by our team, read by a voice actor.
Spanglish welcome. El spanglish es bienvenido.
Keep mixing. Spanglish, an English word in the middle of a sentence: we keep it the way it was said and translate it on the facing page.
Fuimos al mall con tu abuelo y compramos un TV nuevo para el cuarto.
We went to the mall with your grandpa and bought a new TV for the bedroom.
However she likes to answer. Como ella prefiera contestar.
WhatsApp voice notes
She answers the week’s question with a voice note, the way she already talks to the family.
Phone call
A call at the time she picks. In early access, calls go to US and Canada numbers.
Web link
One big record button on a private page, if neither of those suits her.
Early-access pricing. Honored if you reserve before February 28, 2027.
Family Edition
$249
For siblings sharing the gift, or grandparents with several households of grandchildren.
Everything in A Year of Stories, plus three hardcovers in total, an audiobook edition in the storyteller’s own voice, and up to six co-editors.
Choose thisExtra hardcover $59 · Editor’s Read $99 (a focused review, not a full proofread).Everything that’s included
Reserve now, decide later. Reserve ahora, decida después.
Today
A free reservation, plus Holiday Table question cards in her language and English.
By December 10
A printable card to wrap.
Before the start date
The final details and the price you saw; you decide then.
Questions and answers. Preguntas y respuestas.
Which Spanish do you support?
All of it. Questions are written for storytellers from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Spain, and regional words stay as said. If a word means one thing in Havana and another in Lima, we keep hers and explain it in the margin.
Will the transcription understand her accent?
Spanish speech recognition is used across many regional accents, but it isn’t perfect. Anything our system isn’t sure about (names, places, idioms) is highlighted for a second look in the side-by-side editor. If no one in the family reads Spanish comfortably, add Editor’s Read ($99): a native-speaking editor goes through the flagged passages and all names, places and dates before printing.
What if she mixes Spanish and English?
Keep mixing. Spanglish, an English word in the middle of a sentence: we keep it the way it was said and translate it on the facing page.
Can she live outside the US?
Yes, almost anywhere a voice note or web link works. In early access, phone calls go to US and Canada numbers, and books ship to US addresses. For storytellers in some countries, including Cuba, we need an extra check before we can start; you’ll hear how it went before any price comes up.
More languages soon. Tell us which one your family needs.
Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Portuguese and more are on our list. Some take longer: we add a language only when a native editor is on board.
Noted, thank you. We’ll write to you when that edition opens.